Buckwheat Pancakes… With Chia!

These table-bangin’ good fluffy buckwheat pancakes will have your breakfast crowd crowing for more.

And remember, you’rre under no legal obligation to tell them that it’s a vegan recipe that’s gluten-free, low-fat, inexpensive, easy, and jam-packed with enough power nutrients to fuel a spectacular day.

That part can be our little secret.

The only tricky part of this recipe is to remember to put 2 cups of buckwheat groats (not kasha… groats) in about 3 cups of water to soak overnight (or for at least 5 hours) before you want to make them so you end up with about 4 cups of the bloated little gems by the time you’re ready to start cooking.

Don’t worry… after you’ve made these once, you won’t forget. And even if you do, your family will remind you.

Buckwheat is not actually wheat or even a cereal or grass of any kind at all.

These are actually seeds of the buckwheat plant and are closely related to rhubarb and sorrel. They contain a high concentration of all essential amino acids, good news for vegans and moms everywhere. It’s also now being used to make gluten-free beer.

Enough said.

After draining and taking a good look at the triangular little nuggets of beauty, I almost felt badly putting them in the Vitamix to blend them into the smooth creamy base of the pancakes, but I got over it.

You can use any blender, but this is our 10-year old workhorse of choice. It’s now starting to object to being put to vigorous use by emitting odd burnt rubber aromas.

While it will be sad to say goodbye when that day comes, I’ve already got my eye on the one waiting in the wings, recommended by Cook’s Illustrated in their list of essential kitchen equipment: the [easyazon-link asin=”B005OCFHHK” locale=”us”]Nimbus 2000[/easyazon-link] [easyazon-link asin=”B0062U6GBY” locale=”us”]Vitamix 5200[/easyazon-link].

These two ingredients, in addition to the buckwheat, are what add the amazing nutritional punch to the pancakes.

1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp sea salt

Blend well until either the Vitamix gives out or you have a smooth, medium-body pancake batter consistency. You may need to add a bit of extra water if the batter is too thick (or if the ancient blender starts to smell funny).

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